{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://downing.house.gov/media/press-releases/downing-introduces-legislation-bolster-water-infrastructure-fort-peck", "Downing Introduces Legislation to Bolster Water Infrastructure on the Fort Peck Reservation", "2026-01-27", "2026", "2026-01", "Republican", "House", "MT", "Troy Downing", "D000634", "downing.house.gov", "downing", "https://downing.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Today, Congressman Troy Downing (MT-02) introduced a bill to reauthorize the Fort Peck Dry Prairie Rural Water System Act of 2000.\n\n\u201cWater infrastructure is vital to ensuring Montana\u2019s tribal communities have the resources they need to thrive,\u201d said Congressman Downing. \u201cI\u2019m proud to lead this bill in the House and work alongside Senators Daines and Sheehy to deliver for Indian Country.\u201d\n\nRead text of the bill here.\n\nBackground\n\nThe Fort Peck Dry Prairie Rural Water System Act of 2000 was first enacted to allow for joint management of two interconnected water systems\u2014the Assiniboine and Sioux Rural Water System and the Dry Prairie Water System.\n\nCongressman Downing\u2019s bill would permit the Bureau of Reclamation to continue constructing and maintaining essential water infrastructure on the Fort Peck Reservation from December 2026 to December 2028.\n\nSenators Daines and Sheehy introduced companion legislation earlier this month.\n\n###", 1, "2026-04-04T05:28:40Z", "2026-04-04T05:30:10Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://downing.house.gov/media/press-releases/downing-introduces-legislation-bolster-water-infrastructure-fort-peck"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.534156035631895, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}